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No, less than half. And they’d be fighting family members and friends; they’re also fighting fellow Americans. Maybe they could call it the War of Conservative Aggression; Civil War is taken. Wendy P.

Depending on the student, either C or D.

I was on a 168 pilot and a little later 170 sabre with a 200 exit weight at 35jumps so it’s not too unheard of. I also started a canopy course the same day i earned my A license. I would recommend getting into a course as well as talking to instructors who are familiar with your progression. I myself went through a course again at 300ish jumps. most things taught I already knew from my first course but some things I understand better due to learning from a different instructor with a different perspective. always be willing to own up to your mistakes. learning from your own mistakes is easier as you have a first person perspective but try to learn from others mistakes first as it’s more comfortable for you. never stop learning

Your math is wrong, but, you’re not out of the realm of safety. Talk to your S&TA.

Perris extended the paved runway ~ 400 feet last week. Primarily just because it was a good idea, but also to facilitate DC9 ops. Still lottsa items to cross off the checklist, but Pat is making progress. I predict November 2021 activity, but I can be an optimist.

You're getting good advice on here, especially about the reserve size and working with your local instructors and canopy coaches. But, as zombie said, if it's truly too good of a deal to pass up, then buy it and stick it in your closet until you're ready for it. If you also buy something else more appropriate in the meantime, you shouldn't have too much trouble re-selling it when you're done with it. There are always people coming up behind you that will need it.

Sliding in is a terrible habit to get into. Learn how to land on both feet or upsize. Jeez

#1 - As Wendy asked, what size is the reserve? That's probably the most important question. Will you be able to safely land that reserve in a small area, under 'less than optimal' conditions? The main probably isn't too terrible of a canopy for you. The old advice of 'it's too small for you, but if you just be careful you'll be ok' was truly horrible but lots of people survived it. They simply didn't encounter a situation that required more skill than they had. Those that did encounter that sort of situation often got hurt. Or killed. In your case, it's a bit small. But it's a fairly forgiving planform. It's not like you're jumping a Diablo at 1.5:1 or an Apache at 1.5 at less than a hundred jumps (I know people that have done that, successfully). Look at Billvon's "Downsizing Checklist" article (on here in 'safety' I think). Can you do the things on it? How are your landings under what you are jumping now? What are you jumping now? What do the folks that run your DZ think of this idea? (Hint: If they are saying not to and you're coming here to get approval, don't) I don't need the answers to these questions. But you do.

As you yourself correctly remarked above, the virus may mutate in people who are not vaccinated. You were talking about entire nations, but the same holds true within nations in which not enough people are vaccinated. That might mean that a mutation arises for which the vaccines becomes less effective. Also, if you are vaccinated, you can still get it - and spread it. You just have a way lower chance of becoming hospitalised or dying.